Pope’s Russia-Ukraine ‘Good Friday’ Plan Draws Kyiv’s Ire
- Vatican internal briefing warns of possible protests on Friday
- Catholic leader has condemned violence but held fire on Putin
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Pope Francis’s stance on Russia’s invasion has drawn sharp criticism from Ukraine’s Catholics and prompted fears that angry believers may disrupt Holy Week rites.
The Vatican’s decision to put a Ukrainian and a Russian side by side during a Good Friday celebration is being criticized for equating victims to their aggressors. Ukraine’s top Catholic cleric called the move “untimely” and “ambiguous.”